" In light of Ignatius' 'Two Standards' and 'The Mystries Done From The Garden To The House Of Annas', at any moment we can be Judas or Peter, a Christian life can be a fine line."

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Fr Frederick Coppleston, S.J. On Nietzsche

“Nietzsche tends to make the choice between theism, especially Christian
theism, and atheism a matter of taste or instinct…Belief is a sign of
weakness, cowardice, decadence, a no-saying attitude to life. True,
Nietzsche attempts a sketch of the origins of the idea of God. And he
cheerfully commits the genetic fallacy, maintaining that when it has
been shown how the idea of God could have originated, any disproof of
God’s existence becomes superfluous. He also occasionally alludes to
theoretical objections against belief in God. But, generally speaking,
the illusory character of this belief is assumed. And the decisive
motive for its rejection is that man (or Nietzsche himself) may take the
place of God as legislator and creator of values. Considered as a
purely theoretical attack, Nietzsche’s condemnation of theism in general
and of Christianity in particular is worth very little.”

About Me

I am not a Jesuit, nor am I a cleric. I spent about 5 years under the spiritual direction of a Jesuit, 3 of those years in a weekly directed retreat in everyday life. The profound impact that the Society and the Excercises had upon my life, resulted in me, trying to deal with that impact in some way by sharing my view of Jesus Christ with others. My intention is to pull together Jesuitical and Catholic subjects that interest me. I was born on the feast day of St. Paul Miki, S.J.. I am the father of three small children and an infant, I am married to a great wife.